<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>Oops, I legit thought I had replied to this and guess I hadn’t. I blame my cold. Anyway, I could come on the 14th or 25th; the 18th I am blocked unless we end right at 2:30. :)</div><div><br></div><div>On Thu, Nov 7, 2024, at 10:09, Katie Wilson wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style="overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div>Once more! Anyone want to join this meeting, and if so please let me know which of these times work:<br></div><div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Nov 5, 2024, at 2:40 PM, Katie Wilson <katie@transitriders.org> wrote:<br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div>Metro finally got back to me and I ran some times by Tai Nguyen. Here are the ones that work. Jim, Kristina, anyone else who’d be interested in joining a meeting, please let me know your availability for these times:<br></div><div><br></div><div>Nov. 14th 2-3pm<br></div><div>Nov. 18th 2-2:30pm<br></div><div>Nov. 25th 4-4:30pm.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!<br></div><div>Katie<br></div><div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 19, 2024, at 2:36 PM, james mcintosh <mcintoshjamesswc01@centurylink.net> wrote:<br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div class="qt-rteDiv"><br></div><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;">Yah. Bring back the Streetcar!!!<br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;"><br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;">Well, in this day and age I guess it's gone. Very gone. I don't even know if the cars are here in Seattle any more.<br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;"><br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;">THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT OUT. INSTEAD - EXPANDED IT!!!!<br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;"><br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;">In 2018-2019 a few of us got to talking about a Loop - Downtown Circulator bus running between Downtown, the Waterfront and Seattle Center. Then, as we all know the COVID came along.<br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;"><br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;">Now, with the trying to get people Downtown again I think such a Loop Bus running very frequently would be a good idea.<br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;"><br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;">Please count me in on a meeting.<br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;"><br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;">Thanks. Jim<br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;"><br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;">James S. McIntosh<br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;"><br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;">Home:<span style="text-wrap-mode:nowrap;"> </span>206 282-3064<br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;"><br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;">Mobile: 206 518-0885<br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;"><br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;">E-Mail: McintoshJamesSWC01@CenturyLink.Net<br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;"><br></p><p style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;"><br></p><div><br></div><div>On Wed, 18 Sep, 2024 at 10:38 AM, Katie Wilson <katie@transitriders.org> wrote:<br></div><div class="qt-rteDiv"> <br></div><div class="qt-rteDiv" style="border-left-width:3px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:8px;"><div style="background-color:rgb(249, 249, 249);color:rgb(69, 69, 69);padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;margin-bottom:15px;line-height:23px;"><div>To: cole gleason<br></div><div> Cc: transit@transitriders.org<br></div></div><div>Tai got back to me and is interested in a meeting with Metro. I can try to set that up— who in this group would be interested in joining?<br></div><div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 11, 2024, at 2:16 PM, Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org">katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div>Oh, cool. Well it seems like either we could start by trying to set up a meeting with Metro staff, or by writing a letter. I can email Tai Nguyen, would anyone like to be put in touch with them, or should I just ask if they’d be interested in having us help facilitate a meeting with Metro?<br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Katie<br></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 10, 2024, at 1:43 PM, Cole Gleason <<a href="mailto:cole@colegleason.com">cole@colegleason.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div>Metro already seems primed to do this, potentially some public advocacy would help make the case?<br></div><div><br></div><div>The Urbanist - Metro Weighs Transit Alternatives for Seattle Waterfront and North Belltown <br></div><div><div><a href="https://www.theurbanist.org/2024/06/11/metro-weighs-transit-for-seattle-waterfront/"></a><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><div style="display:inline !important;"><a href="https://seattletransitblog.com/2024/05/21/county-council-receives-update-on-waterfront-shuttle/">Seattle Transit Blog - County Council Receives Update on Waterfront Shuttle</a><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>And here is Metro’s staff report from earlier this year: <a href="https://kingcounty.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12963112&GUID=796F11EF-9008-4749-A3EE-84C30C283BC5">https://kingcounty.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12963112&GUID=796F11EF-9008-4749-A3EE-84C30C283BC5</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Cole<br></div><div><div><br></div></div><div><div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 10, 2024, at 12:44 PM, Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org">katie@transitriders.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div><div dir="auto" style="letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;text-wrap-mode:wrap;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-line:none;overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;text-wrap-mode:wrap;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-line:none;overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;text-wrap-mode:wrap;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-line:none;overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div style="letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;text-wrap-mode:wrap;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space;"><div style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;text-wrap-mode:wrap;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;"><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="size" style="font-size:13px;"><span class="color" style="color:#666666;">Anyone have thoughts about pushing to restore the Route 99? Maybe another case where we could at least facilitate a meeting with Metro staff?</span></span></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:<br></div><div><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>From: </b></span><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gordon Padelford <<a href="mailto:gordon@seattlegreenways.org">gordon@seattlegreenways.org</a>></span><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Subject: </b></span><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Re: 1st Ave bus</b></span><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Date: </b></span><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">September 10, 2024 at 11:15:28 AM PDT</span><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>To: </b></span><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tai Nguyen <<a href="mailto:tai.h.nguyen@icloud.com">tai.h.nguyen@icloud.com</a>></span><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Cc: </b></span><span class="font" style="font-family:-webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Wilson <<a href="mailto:katie@transitriders.org">katie@transitriders.org</a>></span><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Tai,<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://transitriders.org/">Transit Riders Union</a> has folks who may be able to help with this. CC'd is Katie Wilson who can get you connected.<br></div><div><br></div><div>best,<br></div><div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="qt-gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>-Gordon<br></div><div><br></div><div>Executive Director<br></div><div><span class="size" style="font-size:13px;"><i>Seattle Neighborhood Greenways</i></span><br></div><div><a href="http://seattlegreenways.org/" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">Website</a><span style="color:rgb(68, 68, 68);"> I </span><a href="http://twitter.com/SNGreenways" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">Twitter</a><span style="color:rgb(68, 68, 68);"> I </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SEAGreenways" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="color:rgb(68, 68, 68);"> | </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/seagreenways/" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">Instagram</a><span style="color:rgb(68, 68, 68);"> | </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/10235978/" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="color:rgb(39, 78, 19);"><a href="https://seattlegreenways.org/tickets" target="_blank">Get tickets</a> for <i>Shaping Seattle: Moving Toward Climate Justice</i> on Sept. 19 at 6:00 PM at Rainier Arts Center.</b><br></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div class="qt-gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="qt-gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 4:59 PM 'Tai Nguyen' via Downtown Greenways <<a href="mailto:downtowngreenways@googlegroups.com">downtowngreenways@googlegroups.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="qt-gmail_quote" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex;" type="cite"><div><div><div>I asked Matthew J. Sutherland at Transportation Choices Coalition about how I can go about asking for a bus route to be restored to 1st Ave, and he gave me the advice below. I will contact the orgs/people he suggested, but I lack the data to back up the request. Hoping someone in Downtown Greenways can help me collect the data.<br></div><div><br></div><div>"""<br></div><div>First, I’d suggest that you are prepared to articulate the need that you are hoping restoring route 99 serves. If you have data to support that, even better!<br></div><div><br></div><div>It looks like this is a King County Metro issue; I would suggest meeting with the staff there and asking to learn more about their decision-making process, future realignment plans, etc., see if your need is met in some other way already or if they can offer alternative ideas.<br></div><div><br></div></div><div>You can also reach out to organizations that do similar advocacy. The Late 8 campaign is a good example.<br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Finally, you can reach out to your County Councilmember if you aren’t getting very far. They are in charge of KCM and would be able to get questions answered by staff.<br></div><div><div>"""<br></div><div><br></div><div>I referenced this article: <br></div><div><a href="https://kingcountymetro.blog/2017/06/30/route-99-is-leaving-first-avenue/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Route 99 is leaving First Avenue – Metro Matters (kingcountymetro.blog)</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Tai Nguyen<br></div></div></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Downtown Greenways" group.<br></div><div> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:downtowngreenways+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">downtowngreenways+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.<br></div><div> To view this discussion on the web visit <a href="https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/downtowngreenways/8c8e430c-899a-413b-b54b-c183c0dd4239%40me.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer" target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/downtowngreenways/8c8e430c-899a-413b-b54b-c183c0dd4239%40me.com</a>.<br></div><div> For more options, visit <a href="https://groups.google.com/d/optout" target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/d/optout</a>.<br></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div> Transit mailing list<br></div><div> <a href="mailto:Transit@transitriders.org">Transit@transitriders.org</a><br></div><div> <a href="http://lists.transitriders.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/transit">http://lists.transitriders.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/transit</a><br></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>Transit mailing list<br></div><div><a href="mailto:Transit@transitriders.org">Transit@transitriders.org</a><br></div><div><a href="http://lists.transitriders.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/transit">http://lists.transitriders.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/transit</a><br></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div></body></html>